录取要求

Entering students must possess at minimum a bachelor's degree in a studio-based program in architecture, landscape architecture, or urban/city planning (B.Arch, B.L.Arch, BA/BS Architecture, BA/BS Landscape Architecture, or BA/BS Planning). Design portfolios are a requirement of the application for admission.

Admitted candidates may apply for advanced standing based on previous coursework or professional experience, eliminating the first semester, and allowing them to begin studies in the Spring term. Advanced standing is also available to qualified CMU students in the BArch program through the Accelerated Master Program (AMP). 

申请材料清单

BEFORE OUR ONLINE APPLICATION OPENS IN OCTOBER:
Review the MUD program information;
Take the GRE exam as early as possible (and the TOEFL exam if you are a non-native English speaker);
Complete a portfolio as early as possible (must be under 20 MB, no exceptions); and
Ask three professors or employers permission to assign them as references.
 
ON OR AROUND OCTOBER 15:
Begin your online application. You do not have to complete all sections of the online application at once. You can revisit the online application by clicking on the link emailed to you by our online system.

BEFORE OUR APPLICATION DEADLINE OF JANUARY 15:
Contact Education Testing Services to send your GRE scores (and TOEFL scores) directly to our department, using the institution code 2074, GRE department code 4401, and TOEFL department code 12. Or contact the British Council to send your IELTS scores to:
Attn:  Alexis McCune Secosky - Studio-Based Graduate Programs
School of Architecture
Carnegie Mellon University
201 College of Fine Arts
Pittsburgh, PA 15213   USA
Assign three references to your application. They will submit their evaluations by a separate process.
Upload the following according to the instructions on the online form:
Statement of Purpose
Unofficial copy of transcript(s)
Unofficial copy of GRE (and TOEFL or IELTS) scores
Portfolio - Submitted as single document submitted as a PDF (maximum file size of 20MB with a maximum resolution of 150dpi)
Resume/CV
Pay the $75 application fee (online)
Verify that you have completed all of the above. Our graduate committee will only review your application once we have received all required documents. 

专业介绍

The Master of Urban Design (MUD) program is distinguished by its emphasis on integrating socially engaged practice with new tools and techniques for representing, understanding, and designing cities; by the opportunity to work in trans-disciplinary teams at the intersection of the arts, humanities and technology across Carnegie Mellon's departments and colleges; and by its location in Pittsburgh—a thriving post-industrial laboratory.
Program Overview & Distinctive Characteristics
The Master of Urban Design (MUD) degree is a post-professional, two-­year program that prepares graduates for careers using urban design to critically address environmental, economic, social, political, and cultural issues affecting contemporary urbanization. The studio-­based curriculum allows students to explore design strategies in a variety of scales and settings, from the post-­industrial city to the suburban periphery to the dense global metropolis.

The studio sequence is supported by small-group seminars and workshops to develop the skill sets necessary for an urban designer in the twenty-­first century. Students graduate with a firm grasp of the history, theory and practice that has established urban design as a discipline, as well as skills in cutting-edge media and design methods. 

Students take required and elective courses in the School of Architecture and elective courses in other graduate programs at the six other colleges within the university.

CMU's MUD program is both venerable and innovative, shaped by these and other distinctive conditions:

A strong legacy of participatory urban design. Beginning in 1964, the School of Architecture pioneered the Urban Laboratory concept, wherein students and faculty work in the field and engage with citizens on neighborhood revitalization projects.
 
Location in a transformed post-industrial city. Pittsburgh, perhaps the quintessential post-industrial city, has transformed itself since 1985 from a declining economy based on heavy industry to a robust and diverse economy based on technology.
 

Active participation in the technological ethos of Carnegie Mellon. Benefitting from Carnegie Mellon’s unique research culture in emerging media and advanced technologies, the Master of Urban Design program redefines socially engaged practice in the 21st century.

Degree Requirements
In addition to the standard requirements for all graduate students in the School of Architecture, students in the MUD program must satisfy the following:

Students must complete a minimum of 180 units of coursework for graduation.
Each semester requires a minimum of 36 units to achieve Full Time Status; however, the typical semester course load is 45 units.
Core course substitutions are allowed only with the consent of the Track Chair.